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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Directly a child is found to be suffering from measles he (or she)
should be put to bed—it is the only safe place—and for at least a fortnight
should be nursed in a warm, well-aired room, from which everybody
else except the person actually engaged in nursing must be excluded
Send to the Medical Officer of Health at the Town Hall, Haverstock
Hill, and inform him of the illness. If you do this he will help you by
having your rooms, etc, disinfected free of charge; and will assist you,
if necessary, to get your child removed to hospital.
By these means you may prevent other children from catching the
complaint.
Measles is sometimes followed by other complaints; therefore, after
your child has quite recovered from the measles, have it examined either
by your own doctor or at the Tuberculosis Dispensary, Dynham Road,
Kilburn. By doing this you will know if any other disease threatens.
Exclusion from School. The following are the regulations of the London County Council in regard to school attendance:—
| Disease. (1) | Period of exclusion of children suffering from the disease. (2) | Period of exclusion of children living in houses where the disease exists. (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | At least four weeks |
No child should be sent to Sunday School, or to any Play Centre,
Club, Class, or Picture Palace, until permitted to return to week-day
School.
Frank E. Scrase, F.R.C.S., D.P.H.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Public Health Department,
Town Hall, Haverstock Hill, N,W.